Moving Companies in Ithaca, NY
Start with the movers listed below and treat each card as a quick safety screen. An insurance badge signals coverage for damage claims, license status confirms the mover is authorized to operate, and the review count is useful mainly after those two pass. Local figures can set expectations. Full-service moves with two movers and a truck often run $98.69 to $113.08 per hour, while labor-only help averages $91.55 per hour. A standard local move generally lands between $799 and $992 total; the city average is $913. Labor-only flat project pricing often falls between $365.34 and $734.69. Timing changes cost and availability: leases around Cornell and Ithaca College turn over heavily on August 1 and August 15, so those dates book far ahead. Hills, narrow staircases, and tight Collegetown or downtown truck parking can add stair or long-carry charges, and a temporary city permit may be needed. In winter, confirm ice-safety equipment and slip-and-fall coverage. Ask whether the hourly clock starts at the depot and whether heavy items add fees. A cash tip of $20 to $40 per mover for a half-day is common.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Tompkins County.
58% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers32% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $67,194 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in New York report $62,080. Long-distance arrivals are the higher-budget half of the market.
How this works: IRS SOI County-to-County Migration Data, 2022-2023. The IRS compares the address on consecutive tax returns, so every move here is a real filed household. The catch: it publishes annually with about a two-year lag, counts Tompkins County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 52% of moves unattributed to a specific county, because flows too small to publish are grouped into regional buckets instead. See the whole state on the New York migration page →
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